For many, aging is a dreaded fact of life, but unavoidable nonetheless. Countless movies and stories have reflected the fantasy of the fountain of youth that grants eternal youth to those who drink of it, as well as tales of people who have sold their souls to remain young. Even science fiction has tackled the possibility of people being able to “transfer” themselves into clones or even robots just to maintain their youthful appearance and vigor. Without a doubt, aging is really a big deal for a lot of people, if not the whole human race.
But in order to understand and appreciate the aging process, you need to know first the factors that are involved in the aging process. Many scientists and researchers have likened aging to a slow debilitating disease that eventually claims you. Although unlike other sicknesses, aging is an unchangeable fact for every single living thing on the face of the earth.
Hormones and Their Role as You Age
One of the factors that greatly contribute to the aging process is hormones. Hormones refer to the fluids that are secreted by different glands in the body. These fluids, in turn, are the ones that serve as catalysts for the change and development in the human body. Hormones and the fluids and substances they excrete within and outside the body also hold several essential functions that are essential for a human’s existence. It is quite ironic that they hold both the power of life and death.
The body starts aging when the glands that produce these hormones start to weaken and therefore release lesser amounts of hormones into the body. As they are essential to keeping you alive, a lesser amount means a slow deterioration of your life – which is what defines aging as a process. The less hormones you have in your body, the harder it will be for your body to survive, which is thus the gateway to contracting sicknesses and illnesses of all types. Some you’ll live through, the others will kill you eventually. That is the process of life that everyone needs to accept eventually.
How to Combat the Aging Process
Keep in mind that while the aging process is unavoidable for everyone, there are ways to maintain youth and vigor – a slowing of the aging process. For some, the solution lies in artificial methods such as chemical aids in the form of pills and artificial/chemical supplements, as well as the physical alteration of the body or plastic surgery. The price is a bit steep for both – as both take a toll on your health, as well as on your finances.
However, there are many natural ways to maintain your youth and delay the aging process a bit – which will make you look much younger, and be stronger and healthier than your age. One simple way to accomplish this is to take note of what you eat, and consume only generally healthy foods. With the kind of food being sold today, especially in fast food joints and even in some restaurants, you need to make sure that your body is taking in the right about of nutrients – preferably a bit more – than it needs. Another natural method is exercise, which, when used in tandem with a good and healthy diet, can do you wonders.
For the past couple of years, numerous products on wrinkle treatment have been released in the market. By the first half of this year, a resounding ten-billion-dollar (and increasing) worth of 
Another important protein is elastin, which is responsible for your skin’s elasticity and flexibility. It gives your skin its shape and makes your skin supple. Similar to collagen, elastin degenerates as age increases. And like collagen, it cannot traverse the skin barrier, so topical applications are still ineffective in this regard. That is why wrinkle treatments are created – to provide solutions to this problem on decreased collagen and elastin production.
This is commonly referred to as “photoaging,” Skin ages all over the body, but much more so where there has been regular sun exposure.
Very popular now at the time of writing this article is the injection of substances such as fat or collagen or botox and fillers. 
To decide on the best is to decide on the content of the product. It is like going through the ingredients of a soup before cooking it. A meal is never a meal without the ingredients. You cannot decide if a meal is nutritious if you do not know the components. The same is true with skin care products: you can’t say it is safe, you can’t say if it’s advisable, and you can’t decide if it’s the best without taking a meticulous look at its ingredients. This is where you decide whether the brand names really matter. Personally, I don’t think they do.
If an effective eye wrinkle cream has to be produced, a company would have to include Haloxyl and Eyeliss, ingredients that are proven and tested to reduce eye bags and dark circles under the eyes. Other companies recently combined Coenzyme Q10 in order to counteract damage from the sun. Avocado extracts, the coenzyme Q10 as well as the protein keratin are shown to stimulate cell regeneration, the production of new collagen as well as elastin fibers. This will induce thickening of the skin in the delicate area around the eyes. Wakame kelp, another ingredient, has been proven to boost the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels through inhibiting hyaluronidase, the enzyme responsible for the splitting of hyaluronic acid. This results to a smoother and tighter skin.
Dyes. These cosmetics have no functional purpose in anti-aging skin products. They give the product an appealing color and are used for their aesthetic value.
Manufacturers face numerous obstacles when trying to develop skin care products that use vitamins and other nutrients to improve the skin. Here are some of the questions cosmetic chemists have to tackle:
Here are the steps to anti-aging skin care. Take note of them and be guided towards your skin care process.
Anti-aging moisturizers. They keep the skin hydrated and lessen the visible fine lines, sun spots, and wrinkles. Therefore, using these products brings back the skin’s youthful glow.
While there are many products available on the market today that claim to address the issue of aging, many have chemical components that might do you harm, especially in the long run. There is also the danger of developing a psychological dependence for this kind of treatments even though the actual benefits may be minimal or non-existent. There is also a path where people take the surgical route, where they subject themselves to operations of all kinds just to stay young and look young. But operations can only do so much, and there is a limit to having these kinds of operations before they take a negative toll on your health, especially after a long period of time. There have also been incidents of botched operations where the patient ended up much worse than he or she started out – what began as a quest to look younger and more beautiful became a nightmare, both mentally and physically.
1. Watch what kind of foods you eat.
Although small amounts of sunlight are necessary for the body to produce vitamin D, the idea of a “healthy” tan, which some people still adhere to, contributes to premature aging. Scientists refer to it as photo-aging. It is not caused by the light, per se, but by free radicals.
Of course, you can’t grind up your vitamin C tablets and rub that all over your face, but there are some wonderful creams that contain antioxidants like coenzyme Q10 and natural vitamin E. In clinical trials antioxidant-rich creams have been shown to reduce wrinkling, repair sun damage and improve the skin’s moisture content. So, obviously, they can help you get rid of fine lines on forehead, tiny crow’s feet around the eyes and laugh lines.
UV rays from the sunlight cause a number of health problems and lead to an aged appearance. Cataracts and skin cancer are the major health problems that are caused by UV radiation. It is best to limit your UV exposure to no more than 10-15 minutes per day, but even that can lead to photo-aging. It’s good to know that the latest research indicates improving one’s antioxidant intake can help prevent health problems and delay the signs of aging, too.
Nutrient-rich creams give the skin’s reparative processes that support that they need. Some of the best anti-aging creams are more like nutritional supplements than cosmetics. They contain ingredients that are rich in antioxidants and other nutrients, such as grape seed oil, wakame kelp, passion fruit, avocado, olive, and palm oil.